December is gift month, and Rock Werchter is joining the celebration. Beneath the Christmas tree in Werchter lie 21 freshly wrapped acts, ready to be unboxed. Today, the festival reveals its latest presents: an exciting blend of international heavy-hitters and rising new talent, spanning danceable pop to electrifying guitars. These new additions promise a summer packed with unforgettable moments when Rock Werchter returns from Thursday 2 July to Sunday 5 July at Festivalpark Werchter (Belgium). The countdown starts now.

Pepsi MAX presents Reading & Leeds Festival has today unveiled six massive headliners for 2026. Taking over the Main Stages across next August Bank Holiday weekend are Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C. and RAYE, marking the first time in 25 years that the festivals will showcase an exclusively British and Irish headline bill.

Folk-rock outfit Mumford & Sons will return to the Great Oak Stage in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday, 4 July, joined by The War On Drugs and a full lineup of additional artists still to be announced.

The countdown to summer has officially begun. In just 224 days, Belgium’s world-renowned Rock Werchter will once again turn the Festivalpark in Werchter into a global hub for live music. Excitement ramps up even further with 20 new names joining the 2026 bill.

West Belfast– and Derry-born trio Kneecap have announced the biggest headline show of their career, set for London’s Crystal Palace Park on Saturday 27 June 2026. They’ll be joined by special guests The Mary Wallopers, Fat Dog, Biig Piig, Gurriers, and Madra Salach, promising one of the stand-out events of the 2026 London Irish calendar.

Festival Republic and Live Nation have announced State Fayre, a brand-new major weekend camping festival celebrating rock music, Americana and barbecue, taking place 26–28 June 2026 in Chelmsford, Essex. Set to become the UK’s largest music and barbecue festival with a capacity of around 30,000, the event will feature headline performances from Kings Of Leon, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, and The Lumineers. They’ll be joined across the weekend at Hylands Park by The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton, Counting Crows, Amble, Kingfishr, Dylan Gossett, Sierra Ferrell, Max McNown, KT Tunstall, The Coral, and many more.

Global superstar Lorde is set to take over London’s iconic Victoria Park for All Points East on Saturday, 22 August 2026. The New Zealand artist, who is currently on tour across Europe, will be joined by a powerful female-led lineup, including PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, 2Hollis, Oklou, Audrey Hobert, Rose Gray, Esha Tewari, ML Buch, and Fabiana Palladino, with many more still to be announced.

Punk-rock powerhouses The Offspring have announced a massive outdoor show at London’s Crystal Palace Park on Sunday 28 June 2026. They’ll be joined by a stacked lineup of special guests: Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, PUP, and Destroy Boys.

American alternative metal band Deftones will headline All Points East presents Outbreak at London’s Victoria Park on Sunday, 23 August. The five-piece will be joined by an impressive lineup of support acts, including IDLES, Amyl and the Sniffers, JPEGMAFIA, EssDeeKid, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, Basement, Deafheaven, Wisp, and Show Me The Body, with many more still to be announced.

Set to celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, Mad Cool has unveiled the first wave of artists confirmed for the 2026 edition, with Foo Fighters, Pulp, Florence + The Machine, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds topping the bill.

The UK’s premier rock and metal event, Download Festival, will make its epic return to Donington Park from Wednesday 10 June to Sunday 14 June 2026. Following a monumental 2025 edition, Download 2026 promises to deliver another unforgettable five days of world-class live music, community spirit, and full-throttle festival energy.

Award-nominated independent rock and metal event Takedown Festival has announced ten additional acts for its highly anticipated 2026 edition, set to take over Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 April 2026. The festival will once again bring two days of pure heavy music energy to the south coast.